Cinematography Focus: In The Mood For Love

Cinematography Focus: In The Mood For Love

Today I want to appreciate the work of Christopher Doyle, who worked cinematography magic in Wong Kar-Wai's In The Mood For Love (2000). The attention to detail and colour palette in this film is incredible and really sets the tone for the whole film. There is a recurring theme of warm reds and pinks yet contrasted with cooler greens and blues from time to time. As I mentioned in another cinematography...

How Props And Characters Help Us Understand The Protagonist

How Props And Characters Help Us Understand The Protagonist

Another of my university essay's today, from a module I studied about French cinema. We looked at several key films from the movement including Agnès Varda's 'Cléo de 5 à 7'.  Props, objects and characters often play a significant role in a movie in order to understand a protagonist’s personality and their role within the film. In Cléo de 5 à 7 (1962), there are several key objects Varda uses...

Cinematography Focus: Buffalo 66

Cinematography Focus: Buffalo 66

The spirit of independent cinema is fully explored in Buffalo 66 by Vincent Gallo. Gallo is credited with directing, editing and the music soundtrack and cinematography credited to Lance Acord, who made his feature debut with this film. When I first watched this film I was more immersed in the protagonists and the story than the cinematography but looking back on some stills from the movie,...

Cinematography Focus: The Virgin Suicides

Cinematography Focus: The Virgin Suicides

I'm in awe of cinematography. How elements such as lighting, colour palette and such can give across a particular mood of a film, like a painting. I've decided to start a new series on the blog called 'cinematography focus' where I'll share still shots from films I've seen that I admire and I think carry a certain image of that film. I recently watched The Virgin Suicides which I'd already seen in...